MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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